Eternal Lessons from Wagner’s Last Opera
Roger Scruton finds in the 19th-century opera Parsifal an antidote to many of modern society’s ills.
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Signs of Life, and Beauty, in a COVID-Afflicted World
The art-and-museum circuit is struggling, changing, but dare we say evolving in some corners, in response to this terrible year’s circumstances.
Three Winter Miniatures
Very short poems for a long winter.
Wall Street Exec Loeffler Leans on Farm-Girl Roots to Pitch Populist Candidacy
For decades, Loeffler has straddled two worlds – the rural heartland of her youth and Atlanta’s corporate elite.
More than 2 Million Votes Already Cast for Georgia Runoffs
Nearly 2.1 million Georgians have cast their votes through early in-person voting or absentee voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election taking place January 5, according to data provided by the state on Thursday.
First Case Of Mutant Coronavirus Strain Detected In France
The Frenchman has traveled to France from London
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer relieved at not being picked as Biden’s VP
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she would have accepted an offer to serve as Joe Biden’s running mate — but admitted to relief at not being picked.
Chinese Stocks Gain Nearly $5 Trillion Amid Pandemic Year — About One-Third Of Global Increase
‘It’s been a very strong year’ for China
GOP Politicians Respond to Nashville Explosion: ‘Cowardly Act,’ ‘Praying’ for Injured
Top Tennesee politicians said they were praying for the three people injured in the Nashville explosion, calling it a “cowardly” act.
Trump doubles down $2,000 coronavirus check demand
President Trump on Friday doubled down on his demand for increased coronavirus-related stimulus checks to working-class Americans.
Explosion Rocks Nashville: ‘Intentional’ but Meant to Limit Casualties
The explosion that rocked downtown Nashville early on Christmas Day seems to be intentional and meant to limit casualties, officials say.
Turning CO2 Into Jet Fuel? A New Study Says It’s Possible
The product would be carbon-neutral fuel
Nashville Police Chief: Police Were Responding to Shots Fired Call, Came Across RV with Recorded Warning of Blast
During a press conference to provide updates on the explosion in Nashville on Friday, Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated that police responded to a shots fired call, and then “encountered an RV that had a recording saying that a
‘Squad’ introduces bill for $2,000 stimulus checks backed by Trump
Members of the progressive “Squad” in the House on Thursday introduced their own bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans after President Trump this week demanded the $600 checks included in Congress’ stimulus deal be increased to that number.
Shia LaBeouf Seeking ‘Long-Term Inpatient Treatment’ After Being Accused Of Physical, Mental Abuse
‘Shia needs help and he knows that’
Rep.-elect Blake Moore sees ‘aspirational, pro-growth and inclusive’ GOP ‘bursting’ with diversity for future
Rep.-elect Blake Moore, R-Utah, said he is “excited to be a part” of where the GOP is headed and lauded the caliber of the other members of his freshman class of Republican representatives.
Whitmer admits to ‘sigh of relief’ after not being picked as Biden VP, though she would have said yes
After then-candidate Joe Biden vowed to choose a woman as his running mate in the 2020 election, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer emerged as an early front-runner, but now that Biden has won, Whitmer admits she is glad she never got the call.
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is Out Friday On HBO Max
It looks great
Martel: World Prepares for Return of Obama-Era Chaos Under Biden
President-elect Joe Biden has made clear in his staffing plans and public remarks that he intends to return America to many of the foreign policy positions championed by his former boss, President Barack Obama.
It’s Still a Wonderful Movie
Critics of It’s a Wonderful Life are mistaken.
A Christmas Playlist
A collection of my favorite folk and religious songs and carols.
The Content of Our Christmases
My Christmas time spent with Nat King Cole, G. K. Chesterton, and Mickey Mouse.
His Father’s Business
Those who seek a model of responsible manhood would do well to imitate Joseph, the nativity story’s forgotten man.
Netflix Fueled by Oil and Gas in New Mexico
Hollywood rails against fracking, but production companies are happy to benefit from subsidies generated by oil producers.
President-elect Joe Biden’s dogs wish Americans a Merry Christmas
President-elect Joe Biden’s dogs Champ and Major wished Americans a merry Christmas on Thursday — and gave the public a glimpse of what the White House is in for next month.
Scrooged: Wikipedia Editors Neglect Christmas-Related Articles
Although corporate media who praise Wikipedia as a counter to “fake news” have simultaneously criticized it for perceived gaps in coverage on gender and race, the site also shows a gap in its coverage of Christmas, the most widely-celebrated holiday on Earth other than New Year’s Day. In contrast to the generally under-developed nature of the site’s Christmas content, articles covering video games and the show South Park are generally more developed.
Cuomo staffer hit in head with cinder block during random NYC attack
A staffer in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s midtown office was bashed in the head with a cinder block by a random man as she walked down a Manhattan street on Christmas Eve, police and sources said.
Pompeo slams ‘unethical’ report tying wife’s positive coronavirus test and holiday parties
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized a Bloomberg News report Thursday about the timing of his wife’s COVID-19 diagnosis, saying that neither one of them attended “any State Department nor White House holiday parties.
Biden says coronavirus will be first, second & third priority come Jan. 20
President-elect Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic will be his “first priority, the second priority, and the third priority” once he takes over the White House next month.
Miami mayor urges Wall Street firms to leave NYC for friendlier city
Miami’s Republican mayor said Thursday he hopes to draw some of the big financial firms from Wall Street down to Biscayne Boulevard, as a relief from the high tax burdens and other restrictions of New York.